Flee or Stay? For Mosul Residents, Both Choices Are Risky
The first thing Musar Abid did when he escaped the Islamic State this week was grab a razor. When Iraqi federal policemen taking part in the offensive to reclaim Mosul from the terrorist group approached his village, Mr. Abid, 41, was elated to see them coming. But there are a million or more other civilians still […]Tim Arango writes for The New York Times:
The first thing Musar Abid did when he escaped the Islamic State this week was grab a razor.
When Iraqi federal policemen taking part in the offensive to reclaim Mosul from the terrorist group approached his village, Mr. Abid, 41, was elated to see them coming.
But there are a million or more other civilians still in the city, and as they begin taking up the decision of whether to flee or stay, they face increasing hazards. Aid groups and international agencies are racing to prepare the possibility that the trickle of civilians fleeing Mosul, like Mr. Abid, will soon become a flood.
